Smart Molding International 2-2023

www.smart-molding.com PLAST 5-8 September 2023 Milan, Italy www.plastonline.org/en/ PLAST is an international trade exhibition for the plastics and rubber industry, where interested visitors can get a complete overview of the latest develop- ments in the industry from rawmaterials to finished products, frommachinery to services. PLAST will coincide with the exhibitions Ipack-Ima, Grafitalia and Converflex that are dedicated to packaging, graphics and converting. PLAST hosts three satellite-shows: RUBBER, 3D PLAST and PLAST-MAT. Fakuma 17-21 October 2023 Friedrichshafen, Germany www.fakuma-messe.de Fakuma is a prominent meeting place for the industry, with international charisma. It holds second place in the overall ranking of international trade fairs for plastics. Fakuma offers a top-class, comprehensive range covering all aspects of injection moulding technology as well as extrusion and thermo- forming, in which it holds a leading position. The range of provision at Fakuma is rounded off by forward-looking forums, workshops and special shows. Formnext 7-10 November 2023 Frankfurt am Main, Germany www.formnext.com Formnext is the leading exhibition and conference dedicated to additive manufacturing and all of its upstream and downstream processes. It is where experts from a wide range of industry sectors, such as automotive, aerospace, mechanical engineering, medical technology, electrical engineering, and many more, come together to discover additive manufacturing, industrial 3D print- ing, and innovative production technologies for themselves. Plastimagen 7-10 November 2023 Mexico city, Mexico www.plastimagen.com.mx Plastimagen represents Latin America’s plastics sector’s most important forum for the exchange of ideas and networking. It is the industry’s premier expo in the region, where the world’s leading suppliers gather in a single forum to provide key decision makers with state-of-the-art solutions for ma- chinery and equipment, raw materials, transformation of plastics and plastic products, services for the plastics industry. Plast Eurasia 22-25 November 2023 Istanbul, Turkey www.plasteurasia.com The exhibition areas of the Plast Eurasia include plastic, machinery and equipment, mold making, plastic products, raw materials, packaging tech- nology, hydraulics and pneumatics, as well as related industries and trade journals. International exhibitors can present their latest trends, products and developments to more than 60.000 professional visitors from more than 100 countries. IPF 28 November - 2 December 2023 Tokyo, Japan www.ipfjapan.jp/english/ The IPF - International Plastic Fair - is Asia’s leading trade fair for plastic and synthetic material. International exhibitors, including the world leaders in the industry demonstrate innovative products and machinery once every 3 years (IPF Japan 2020 was cancelled due to the novel coronavirus pandemic). Visitors will find raw materials, machines, molds and services relating plastic and rubber production. CHINAPLAS 23-26 April 2024 Shenzhen, China www.chinaplasonline.com CHINAPLAS is the largest plastics and rubber trade fair in Asia and widely rec- ognized by the industry as one of the most influential exhibitions in the world. The rapid development of science and technology has dramatically increased the range of applications of plastics and rubber in various manufacturing sec- tors, including automobile, electronics and electrical appliances, information technology and telecommunication, building and construction and others. NPE 6-10 May 2024 Orlando, USA https://npe.org/ With more than 55,000 leaders from over 110 countries representing every industry—from automotive to healthcare to consumer products to construc- tion and more, NPE is the largest plastics trade show in the Americas and one of the most innovative business events in the world. Every three years, bold leaders, creative thinkers, and visionaries gather at NPE to advance their business through innovations in plastics. exhibitions calendar